Cause of Nicky Tesco's Death Unknown: The Members Frontman Dead at 66

The United Kingdom-born punk band The Members' frontman Nicky Tesco passed away at 66 years old.

A photo carousel of Tesco's old and recent photos were posted in his Facebook account, noting that "Mr. Tesco has left the building."

However, Nicky Tesco's cause of death remains a mystery as no information was disclosed to the public as of writing.

Forming 'The Members'

Originating at Camberly, Surrey, England, The Members were formed by the now-deceased founder Nicky Tesco in 1976 through an invited audition at Tooley, London.

The band's original lineup was Tesco manning the vocals, Gary Baker for the guitars, Steve Morley as the bassist, and Steve Maycock and Clive Parker helmed the drums. Later on, Chris Payne and Andrian Lillywhite replaced took over for Morley and Parker.

Frontman Nicky Tesco remained with the group on their initial era that ended around 1983. They briefly reunited in an expanded lineup in 2007.

The band also charted with the 1979 album containing their theme song, At The Chelsea Nightclub, and the Top 40 single "Offshore Banking Business."

The Members if widely remembered for "The Sound of the Suburbs," a 1979 UK hit co-written by Jean-Marie Carroll and Nicky Tesco. The energetic track was hailed as one of the "most enduring anthems of the new wave era."

Jean Caroll told Guardian that when the song was played at the Marquee in London in 1978, they knew that "The Sound of the Suburbs" would be a "big record."

The band's 1979 hit album "At The Chelsea Nightclub" contained their Top 40 single "Offshore Banking Business." Allmusic rated their album 4.5 out of 5 stars, calling it the "only Members album worth owning."

Tesco had a brief acting stint, appearing in four films, but became a music journalist. In the 1990s, he wrote for the Future-published trade magazine Music Week.

According to then Music Week editor now Official Charts Company chief Martin Talbot, "Nicky came in with this amazing musical history and was a great man, admired, respected and loved by all of the team."

In an interview with punk77.co.uk, Tesco revealed that one of his fondest memories while being in The Members is when he was welcomed in Auckland, New Zealand in the 80s like "The Beatles, as we were the first UK punk band to play there."

"[I missed] Being in love with so many brilliant women and being on stage every time we played because we were a truly amazing band live, laying the groundwork for The Specials, Madness and many others," Tesco recalled.

Tributes to Nicky Tesco have poured out all over Twitter as well. Information about his funeral and cause of death have yet to be disclosed by the bereaved family.